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Bare Knuckle Boxning, Bellator, MMA, MMA, UFC

MMA STAR HECTOR LOMBARD SIGNS MED BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

Oktober 15, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**Kubanska Olympian & UFC Veteran Looks to Conquer**
**BKFC Light Heavyweight Division**

**FILADELFIA** (Oktober 8, 2019) – Former Olympian and UFC standoutHector Lombard has become the latest fighter to sign with **Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship** (BKFC) as he looks to make his mark in the biggest and best bare knuckle fights that the sport has to offer.

Lombard is the first-ever Olympian to sign with BKFC, having represented Cuba in judo in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australien.

“I’ve wanted to fight for this amazing organization for a while and I’m excited that it’s all come together,” said Lombard, who will compete in the 185-pound light heavyweight division. “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is the next level of fighting and I am glad to be part of it.”

“Hector Lombard is one of the most devastating punchers in MMA history and we are looking for Hector to make a huge splash with BKFC,” Said BKFC grundare och vd David Feldman. “Som ett fan, I cannot wait to see how Hector does in the squared circle. He’s exciting and explosive. This is an incredible signing.”

Lombard also holds the distinction of being the first Bellator champion to sign with BKFC. He was the inaugural Bellator middleweight champion, winning the title in 2009. Lombard went 8 – 0 in Bellator with seven finishes, including a six-second knockout of UFC veteran Jay Silva in May of 2010.

Lombard relinquished the Bellator middleweight championship in 2012, when he moved to the UFC. In the UFC, Lombard fought a total of 12 gånger, recording notable knockout wins against Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt.

In his professional MMA career, Lombard tallied 34 vinner, 22 of which have come by knockout or TKO. He is regarded as one of the hardest punching middleweights and welterweights in MMA history.

Lombard is from Cuba and moved to Australia after the 2000 Sommar-OS. He now lives in Florida.

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Bellator, MMA, Paramount Network

OFFICIELL BELLATOR 229: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN Kämpar nattresultat & BILDER

Oktober 7, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**Complete Fight Night Photos**

*Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin* Huvud Card

**Lorenz Larkin** (21-7, 1 NC) besegrade **Andrey Koreshkov** (22-4) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Yamauchi upp** (24-4) besegrade **Du Awad** (23-12) via submission (armbar) vid 1:40 runda en

**Keri Taylor Melendez** (4-0) besegrade **Mandy Polk** (6-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Tony Johnson** (8-2) besegrade **Joe Schilling** (4-6) via KO (stansar) vid 2:07 av runda tre

**Preliminära kortet**

**Salim Mukhidinov** (7-3) besegrade **Adel Altamimi** (8-6) via enhälligt beslut (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)

**Anatoly Tokov** (29-2) besegrade **Hracho Darpinyan** (17-9-2) via TKO kl 4:38 runda två

**Derek Anderson** (16-3, 1 NC) besegrade **Guilherme “Bomba”** (10-6) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Joey Davis** (6-0) besegrade **Jeff Peterson** (10-8) via KO (flying knee) vid 1:00 runda en

**Johnny Eblen** (6-0) besegrade **Mauricio Alonso** (13-8, 1 NC) via enhälligt beslut (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

**Vladimir Tokov** (5-0) besegrade **Brandon Hastings** (6-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

**Jordan Newman** (2-0) besegrade **Riley Miller** (0-1) via TKO kl 4:28 runda en

**Kelvin Gentapanan** (1-0) besegrade **Sunni Imhotep** (2-0) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Jay-Jay Wilson** (4-0) besegrade **Jorge Juarez** (4-2) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 1:33 runda en

Besök Bellator.com för mer information.

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Bellator, DAZN, MMA

UNDEFEATED ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE RETURNS HOME TO HAWAII ON DEC. 21 FOR FLYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST KATE JACKSON EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN

Oktober 7, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**MER, BELLATOR’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES AS UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE MEETS DEREK CAMPOS IN FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP**

***Tickets on sale next Friday, Oktober. 11***

**LOS ANGELES** – For the second time in as many years, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii will host the homecoming of **Ilima-Lei Macfarlane** (10-0), as she puts her undefeated record and Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against No. 1 utmanare **Kate Jackson** (11-3-1) in the main event on Saturday, December. 21, streamed exclusively on the DAZN app.

Dessutom, *Bellator Hawaii* will feature the first quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, when the man with the longest winning streak in promotional history, **A.J. McKee** (15-0), takes on the always-exciting **Derek Fields** (20-9) in the evening’s co-headliner.

*Bellator: Macfarlane vs.. Jackson –* one of the star-powered, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream live exclusively on DAZN vid 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Oktober. 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena box office. Ytterligare matcher kommer att tillkännages under de kommande veckorna.

Born and raised in Honolulu, current Bellator women’s flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over **Valerie Letourneau** och **Veta Arteaga**, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, launching “The Ilimanator Scholarship” for indigenous girls last year. Now Ilima-Lei turns her focus to Kate Jackson, who will be looking to play the role of spoiler when she enters the Bellator cage on December 21.

A winner of seven of her last eight fights, Kate Jackson has earned her way to a title shot against the division’s inaugural champion. A competitor on the 23rd season of *The Ultimate Fighter*, Jackson hails from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, and most recently defeated **Lena Ovchynnikova** i London. Jackson made her Bellator debut in 2017 with a first round-victory over of **Colleen Schneider** and would later go on to dominate Anastasia Yankova at historic *Bellator 200* in front of her hometown crowd. Facing the biggest test of her career, Jackson looks to reign atop the flyweight division when she leaves Hawaii.

With an undefeated professional record of 15-0, including six knockouts and eight first round finishes, there doesn’t seem to be much more for the talent-oozing 24-year-old to prove to the MMA community before his name is routinely mentioned among the division’s elite. Fighting out of Long Beach, Calif., “Mercenary” is fresh off of a jaw-dropping performance that saw him finish **Georgi Karakhanyan** in only eight seconds just moments after watching his father, **Antonio McKee**, collect a knockout victory in what was the first ever father-son duo to compete on the same card in the US. With all 15 of his career wins coming under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Team BodyShop product has made it clear that he has his sights on **Patricio “Pitbull”** and his 145-pound belt, as he continues to build a strong argument as the new face of Bellator. Constantly looking for new records to break, McKee may have found the perfect match in Campos, as the two brawlers have combined for a remarkable 22 finishes over 36 karriärsegrar.

Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, Campos will be competing in the first of the four quarterfinal matchups in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, following a decisive victory over former featherweight world champion **Daniel Straus** vid *Bellator 226* this past September. The 31-year-old knockout artist is ready to build on his impressive professional record of 20-9, when he takes on undefeated superstar McKee on December 21. Always ready to trade blows, the heavy-handed veteran has spent much of his time competing in Bellator’s lightweight and welterweight divisions over the past six years of his career. Nu, “The Stallion” hopes to continue his impressive surge in the 145-pound class, as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most dangerous featherweights in the world. With a shot at one million dollars on the line, Campos will rely on his fearless fighting style and sound wrestling background if he wants to advance in what many have pinned as one of the most anticipated matchups in the second round.

*Bellator Hawaii: Macfarlane vs.. Jackson* Huvud Card:

*Flyweight World Titel Bout:* **Ilima-Lei Macfarlane** (10-0) vs. **Kate Jackson** (11-3-1)

*Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bout:* **A.J. McKee** (15-0) vs. **Derek Fields** (20-9)

*Kortet kan ändras.

För mer information, besök Bellator.com.

Bellator, DAZN, MMA, MMA

OFFICIELL BELLATOR 228 Kämpa för nattresultat & BILDER

Oktober 1, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

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*Bellator 228* Huvudkortet Resultat:

**Gegard Mousasi** (46-7-2) besegrade **Lyoto Machida** (26-9) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

**Patricio "Pitbull" Freire** (30-4) besegrade **Juan Archuleta** (23-2) via enhälligt beslut (49-46, 50-45, 49-46)

**A.J. McKee** (15-0) besegrade **Georgi Karakhanyan** (28-10-1, 1 NC) via KO (stansar) vid :08 runda en

**Darrion Caldwell** (14-3) besegrade **Henry Corrales** (17-4) via enhälligt beslut (29-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Daniel Weichel** (40-11) besegrade **Saul Rogers** (13-3) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

**Preliminära kortet:**

**Adrian Najera** (2-0) besegrade **Jason Edwards** (2-1) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 2:28 av runda tre

**Benji Gomez** (9-12) besegrade **Johnny Santa Maria** (3-5) via enhälligt beslut (30-27 x3)

**Ozzy Diaz** (4-1) besegrade **Andre Walker** (5-3) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 3:05 runda en

**ian Butler** (7-6) besegrade **Emilio Williams** (4-3) via TKO (stansar) vid :53 runda två

**AJ Agazarm** (2-1) besegrade **Jonathan Quiroz** (3-4) via enhälligt beslut (29-28 x3)

**Ava Knight** (1-0) besegrade **Shannon Goughary** (4-4) via TKO (stans) vid 1:46 av runda tre

**Antonio McKee** (30-6-2) besegrade **William Sriyapai** (14-9) via TKO (stansar) vid 1:17 runda två

**Johnny Cisneros** (13-7) besegrade **Mike Jasper** (13-6) via TKO (benskada) vid 4:28 runda två

**Leandro Higo** (19-5) besegrade **Shawn Bunch** (9-4) via submission (giljotin choke) vid 4:34 runda två

**Weber Almeida** (2-0) vs. **Castle Williams** (4-2) via TKO kl 0:20 runda två

**Joshua Jones** (9-4) besegrade **Dominic Clark** (14-9) via submission (giljotin choke) vid 2:39 runda en

**James Barnes** (12-4) besegrade **David Duran** (8-6) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 1:51 runda två

Besök Bellator.com för mer information.

Bellator, MMA, kvinnors MMA

MYCKET ANTICIPERAD BELLATORFJÄDERVIKT MESTERSKAP SUPERFIGHT MELLAN JULIA BUDD OCH CRIS 'CYBORG' ÄR OFFICIELL

Oktober 1, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN**

***TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, OKTOBER 4***

**LOS ANGELES** – Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Januari 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. when reigning champ **Julia Budd** (13-2) defends her world featherweight title against **Cris “Cyborg”** (21-2, 1 NC) i Main Event.

Biljetter till *Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborg* go on sale to the general public Friday, Oktober. 4 vid 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com och Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Oktober. 2 through Thursday, Oktober. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.

*Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* will stream live exclusively on the DAZN app at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com,DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Ytterligare matcher kommer att tillkännages under de kommande veckorna.

Fighting out of Port Moody, British Columbia, Kanada, Budd will enter the Bellator cage in January for the fourth time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Currently riding a winning streak of 11 ändarna, including seven straight fights since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a fourth consecutive world title defense when she finally has the opportunity to challenge “Cyborg.” Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap at *Bellator 174*, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contenders **Olga Rubin**,**Arlene Blencowe** och **Talita Nogueira**. With seven of her 13 karriär vinner kommer genom knockout eller underkastelse, the former kickboxing standout will look to derail the Bellator debut of “Cyborg.”

On the heels of signing the largest contract in women’s MMA history, Cris “Cyborg” will enter the Bellator cage for the first time on January 25, with the opportunity to lay claim to Bellator gold. Just like her upcoming opponent, “Cyborg” too was an inaugural champion, winning the inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 after defeating Gina Carano. The 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native’s Bellator tenure follows a three-year run in UFC, multiple world title and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and **Leslie Smith**.

**Uppdaterad *Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* Kampkort:**

*Featherweight World Title Bout:* **Julia Budd** (13-2) vs. **Cris “Cyborg”** (21-2, 1 NC)

*Kortet kan ändras

Besök Bellator.com för mer information.

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Bellator, DAZN, MMA, MMA

COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & BILDER FÖR BELLATOR 226: BADER vs. KONGO

September 11, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

**COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS**

*Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo* Huvud Card:

**Ryan Bader** (27-5, 1 NC) och **Cheick Kongo** (30-10-2, 1 NC) was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke

**Derek Fields** (20-9) besegrade **Daniel Straus** (26-9) via enhälligt beslut (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)

**Adam Borics** (14-0) besegrade **Pat Curran** (23-9) via TKO (stansar) vid 4:59 runda en

**Pedro Carvalho** (11-3) besegrade **Sam Sicilia** (17-10) via submission (face-crank) vid 1:56 runda två

**Emmanuel Sanchez** (19-4) besegrade **Tywan Claxton** (5-1) via submission (triangel choke) vid 4:11 runda två

**Daniel Carey** (7-3) besegrade **Gaston Bolanos** (5-2) via technical submission (giljotin) vid 4:19 runda en

**Preliminära kortet:**

**Ivan Batinich** (4-1) besegrade **Daniel Compton** (2-2) via submission (bakre naked choke) en 4:33 runda två

**Tyson Miller** (1-0) besegrade **Albert Gonzales** (1-2) via TKO kl 1:18 runda en

**Alan Benson** (1-1) besegrade **Favian Gutierrez** (2-3) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Peter Ishiguro** (2-1) besegrade **Elias Anderson** (0-1) via enhälligt beslut (29-28 x3)

**Daniel Gonzalez** (3-2) besegrade **Jon Adams** (0-1-1) via TKO (strejker) vid 4:56 runda två

**Cornelius Savage** (1-0) besegrade **Evan Gubera** (0-2) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**John Macapa** (23-4-2) besegrade **Ashleigh Grimshaw** (20-11-1) via TKO (corner stoppage) vid 5:00 runda två

**Adam Piccolot** (12-3) besegrade **Jake Smith** (7-3) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 2:34 runda två

**Jessica Borga** (3-2) besegrade **Amber Leibrock** (3-4) via submission (armbar) vid 4:45 runda en

**Cass Bell** (4-0) besegrade **Isaiah Rocha** (1-1) via submission (giljotin choke) vid 1:21 runda en

**Batsumberel Dagvadorj** (6-0) besegrade **James Terry** (20-11) via submission (bulldog choke) vid 2:43 runda en

**Renato Valente Alves** (6-4) besegrade **Abraham Vaesau** (5-3) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 3:36 av runda tre

**Hyder Amil** (4-0) besegrade **Ignacio Ortiz** (2-1-1) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Chris Gonzalez** (3-0) besegrade **Luis Vargas** (2-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

Besök Bellator.com för mer information.

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Bellator, MMA, MMA

BELLATOR SIGNS CRIS ‘CYBORG’ TO LARGEST CONTRACT IN WOMEN’S MMA HISTORY

September 4, 2019 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

LOS ANGELES - Bellator is proud to announce the signing of Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 NC) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, multi-kamp kontrakt.

“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding ochLeslie Smithbl, cementing Bellator’s 145-pound weight class as the strongest women’s featherweight division in MMA.

“Cyborg” joins Bellator following a three-year run in UFC, multiple world titles and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith. Notably, the 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native was the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion, defeating Gina Carano for the title in 2009.

“I have worked with countless athletes over my thirty-plus years of promoting combat sports, but there is no one quite like ‘Cyborg’,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Her ability to excite the crowd from the moment she makes her walk to the cage is special, and having had the pleasure of promoting several of her fights in the past, I am looking forward to the opportunity of promoting her once again. ‘Cyborg’ is the most dominant female fighter in the history of the sport and she will be a perfect fit here at Bellator, where champion Julia Budd and the other women that make up best female featherweight division in the world have eagerly awaited her arrival.”

BesökBellator.com för mer information.